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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1935
Page
4
A garbled OCR fragment includes ads and tax discussion. Mentions Valley Printing Co Inc, subscription rates, and a tongue in cheek remark about taxes and a future single tax system. References to electric chair and spraying feet are unclear in context.
A window washer in Chicago slipped from a second-story porch at his home and suffered a possible skull fracture after a day of washing windows in high towers. The incident disrupted his routine as he recalled famed pilots and athletes with calm detachment.
A fragmented note discusses delays in projects, a “not-so” class, and Morgan County coinage. It mentions a Sanatorium in Flint with three points: its current repair state, proposed additions to serve ten North Alabama counties, and an assessment of minimal plans.
The article credits the Chamber of Commerce and civic groups for fostering a new venture in a three-county area. It notes long efforts by the chamber and local residents to support development, with gradual progress expected as cooperation continues.
The Selma Times Journal reports a Memphis survey showing only 6 percent could correctly state stopping distances for a car at four miles per hour, highlighting public overconfidence in braking. It argues driver education and stricter testing will curb accidents and support a future licensing regime.
A brief note reports prayers traveling across communities to curb crime. The phrase Nobody Was Frozen appears as a cautionary or symbolic refrain in the text.
A wide column blends science musings on the Milky Way with a vignette from Addis Ababa showing Ethiopian emperor lions used as watch dogs. It mentions clergymen praying for Ethiopia and a skeptical note on freezing lives, citing the AMA as debunking a Willard hoax.
A colonel proposed sending ten thousand hand picked criminals to Rat Islands in the Pacific a remote chain 1000 miles from Alaska and 2000 miles from Hawaii to fight among themselves for a “better civilization” with no supervision. A sarcastic industrialist suggested including one or two earnest professors.
New York Magistrate Goldstein suggests a drastic plan for less serious offenders, proposing to dunk so called hoboes in water and spray them with fire department hoses. He argues the punishment would be unconstitutional as cruel and unusual.
The passage notes the Treasury profits from money creation, with paper dollars worth about fifty cents and silver coins worth less than their metal value, claiming a roughly three billion dollar gain. It adds that this profit does not seem to hurt anyone and ends with a question about who understands money.
In New York two unions clash over control of movie theaters. Police trace a violent incident where passing theatres were peppered with explosive bombs from a tor . No casualties reported. Authorities hope for a nonviolent path to union supremacy.
A rapid-fire Walter Winchell column notes Paris division rumors for Lili Damita Errol Flynn, Billie Burke and David Burton cooling off, Kath Hepburn and Leland Hayward linked, Isobel Jewel in Steve Hannagan’s arms, and other society hints across New York and Hollywood.
The item notes Grant Powers the sportswriter plans a wedding to a Maine beauty next month. It references other society and literary figures in a brisk, gossiping tone of a metropolitan page.
Ex King of Spain Alphonso's son and Mis fray are in town incog. The See's of State Flynns are in anticipation at Doctor's Hosp. Major Dent Slaughter and Reba Doughton betrothed. Busby Berkeley linked with Mary Cassidy. Teachers flock to Communist Party. Market climbs 30 percent year over year. Cops raid East Side stag party nabbing top banking figures.
General Johnson with 320 million dollars vows to aid New York’s unemployed, but the walkout ends in failure. Only 436 workers of 77,806 left their jobs, and no sweeping labor victory is evident. The piece then shifts to a mock and unrelated mockery about rejuvenation by Professor Zavadovsky with warnings against seeking quick youth restoration.
Senators report Huey Long says he will run for president against Franklin D. Roosevelt next year. He plans to contest the primaries and seek the nomination if Roosevelt does not yield.
The scribbler Melville C. Coleman plans a blend with Jean Dillon on the 18th while chatter about Bale Perry, Jennifer and Helen Vinson weaves through a midtown saga. Jocular notes mention reefer circles, a $500 print cost for Dionnequins photos, and a gaudy press culture rattled by unreliable reporting.
John Edgar Hoover rejects a 3000 dollar broadcast offer and returns a 1000 dollar check to a magazine for a brief essay. Mary McCormic plans to finance her opera group with support from Sam Inaui. Miriam Jordan travels to Buenos Aires and Miriam Jordan's acts are noted. The Vincent Astors may replace the U S Ambassador.
A brief note suggests a near zero chance of a run, about 10,000,000 to one, with the decision expected soon. The piece marks an interesting election dynamic within the Republican side.
A jumble of celebrity anecdotes and far flung claims appears about Pola Borgia a Borgias descendant and the Mickey Finn a tree insured for thirty thousand along Rumson Road baby headlines from Adolph LeMoult III Fitch Sanitarium Overton and Mason Peters Jr. President cooks on an electric stove as White House kitchen is updated Alan Blackburn rumored Black Shirts in New York Monte Brice to wed Doris Hill and the Raymond Knights prep a flash.
The upcoming season features three plays with anti Japan war themes and a provocative nude adagio act billed by Bergeres. Pearl Osgood and L Diaz emerge as a new couple while Peggy Hart lords over a Woolworth heir. Metaxa hints at marriage to Betty Wanamaker as backstage paths at the French Casino attract attention.
Eugene Vidal former West Point gridiron star and government official appears with Eve Walker at the Shorehan venue in a social engagement noted by local observers.
A correspondent asks about crystalline vitamin B and its availability for treatment. Dr. Logan Clendening explains natural vitamin B in foods, how milling affects its presence in flour, and that white bread loses it unless re-added via yeast. He notes heat destroys vitamin B and cites dietary evidence linking B intake to appetite and health, with editors offering pamphlets by the doctor for 10 cents each.
Senate today debates the tax measure as lawmakers review a utilities official Howard C. Hopson. The lobby committee awaits the chance to question him while considering miscellaneous legislation.
Senate yesterday defeats bid to send tax bill to committee and cites Hopson for contempt over lobby questioning. Connally’s control bill approved subject to reconsideration. House acts on final points of Senate disagreement and AAA amendments while Rules Committee questions Hopson.
New York reports a novel city library plan in Bryant Park behind the main building. The outdoor stand requires no membership cards and readers must use benches in the park for reading.
Daniel Boone 1934 character was sentenced by Mayor R J Williams for illicit liquor selling. Boone received commitment papers and was ordered to report to a chain gang camp for a 30 day term, then walked away unaccompanied to the designated camp.
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